Shaldon's Ness Stables set for transformation to eco-friendly cafe with award-winning ODE chef

Ness Cove cafe proposal

Top chef Tim Bouget, of ODE, could be transforming The Ness Stables in Shaldon into an eco-friendly cafe on the coast

Continue reading…

Plymouth University students help create the university's first allotment

Plymouth University Allotment group

Plymouth Univeristy students have helped create an allotment as part of the university’s commitment to the Plymouth Food Charter

Continue reading…

Modern pollution kills 30,000 per year in the UK – East Devon Greens call for clean air policies

Honiton High Street

The East Devon Green Party has highlighted the difference between local and national government noises on air pollution and what they actually do

Continue reading…

Highways Agency has no objections to contentious Devonport incinerator

Highways Agency

Contentious Devonport incinerator has no objections from the Highways Agency

Continue reading…

What are the health implications of incinerators?

Plymouth incinerator film

The short film called ‘Plymouth Incinerator – masking the truth?’ asks about the health implications of project, and of incincerators – sorry, waste to energy plants

Continue reading…

EDF Energy called to extend Warm Home Discount

EDF Energy

The South West Green Party has called on the energy company EDF Energy to extended its Warm Home Discount

Continue reading…

Grants available for schools, youth and community groups to carry out marine and beach litter projects!

Lulworth Cove

The Litter Free Coast and Sea campaign is offering all Dorset and East Devon schools, communities and youth groups to apply for up to £200 to carry out a marine and beach litter project

Continue reading…

Marine Conservation Zone delay a major setback for our seas

by Paul Naylor

The government’s delay on announced Marine Conservation Zones is puzzeling, potentially disasterous and a huge disappointment

Continue reading…

Sign up to e-petition to delay retreat from support of household solar schemes

Solar Panel

The decision to bring forward the reduced rate for the Feed in Tariff for household solar installation will affect both householders and local installers. Transition Newton Abbot calls for people to sign the e-petition attempt to delay the change

Continue reading…

1 comment - ()

Feed in Tariff scheme an expensive distraction for an effective national energy policy

Solar Panel

The cut to the Feed in Tariff rate of subsidy was inevitable, says South West MEP Giles Chichester – and the expensive, unfair and unsustainable policy was a distraction to the real issue of the energy crisis

Continue reading…

'Fantastic' result for South West beaches in European water quality tests

Woolacombe Bay

South West beaches are cleaner than last year, according to the latest European water quality tests.

Continue reading…

Feed-in tariff transition dates changed – e-petition aims to persuade the government to stick to the original date

With the government changing the date for the change of the tariff for households to sell their solar energy back to the National Grid, an e-petition has been set up to convince them to stick to the original date

Continue reading…

7 comments - ()

North Devon campaign against sea-based wind turbines says no to Atlantic Array

Atlantic Array

The Say No To Atlantic Array group got in touch with its objections to the sea windfarms

Continue reading…

Vegetable growing courses on offer for Transition Newton Abbot people

HogCo

Transition Newton Abbot has teamed up with HogCo for some vegetable growing courses

Continue reading…